Water carriers going up to the front line
photograph, photograph
Accession Number
NAM.1999-11-70-47
Description
Photograph: Water carriers going up to the front line. From an album of 76 official photographs, 1916-1917. Associated with World War One, Western Front (1914-1918). Moving supplies up to the front line trenches on the Western Front was a dangerous business and men carrying food and drink rations were often targeted by enemy snipers. In some sections of the line, supply convoys would vary the times and routes of their journeys in order to maximise their chances of getting through unscathed.
Campaigns
World War One, Western Front (1914-1918)
Units
People
Associated collection
